"The City of Paranaque" a Paranaque Travel Page by nixca316

Parañaque is one of the 14 cities of Metro Manila
1. City Of Mandaluyong
2. City Of Manila
3. City Of Marikina
4. City Of Pasig
5. Kalookan City
6. Las Pinas City
7. Makati City
8. Malabon City
9. Muntinlupa City
Municipality of Navotas
10. Paranaque City
11. Pasay City
Municipality of Pateros
12. Quezon City
Municipality of San Juan
13. City of Taguig
14. Valenzuela City

According to GLOBAL PINOY, Parañaque, the city of Novena Mecca (Baclaran, home of the famous Redemptorist Church) of Metro Manila, is a small town north of Pasay City, southeast of Muntinlupa, southwest of Las Piñas and the majestic bay of Manila on the west. It’s a highly developed city composed of 16 barangays.

Being a small town by the sea, the district was under the control of “Cabeza de Barangay”. The townspeople lived thru rice planting, salt making, weaving and shoe-making. The place was then called Palanyag, which means my beloved. Then came a miscommunication between a Filipino rig driver and a Spaniard. The latter ordered the driver to stop the carriage “para aqui”, and spoke in Spanish. Another passenger who known that language elaborate it and said “para aniya aaui”. Because the driver did not know any Spanish, he thought that it was name of the town. From then on, the town was known as “Parañaque”.

(the following are my words..)

Some people would still refer to it as Palanyag and there are festivals held in "her" honor.

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The city is filled with second hand stores (from clothes, gadgets, cars...you name it, we have it), shopping malls, movie houses, grocery stores, lots of subdivisions, restaurants, handicrafts, pet stores, churches, etcetera, etcetera.

It's also the home of two of the largest memorial parks in Metro Manila (believe me, Memorial Parks are big deal here most especially during the month of November)

To learn more about our city just click this line. =)

Again, from Global Pinoy:

Parañaque is famous for many things like Caracol, it is a festivity that revolves around boats. There’s a musical band that performs at the end of the procession with a hermano y hermana mayors in one of the boats waiving and smiling. Another is called Sabong, a form of cockfighting constrained in coliseums.

Like other provinces, Parañaque also celebrated Sinakulo a presentation during the Lenten season. They also have Pasko ng Pagkabuhay (Easter)and Santacruzan (a procession reenacting the search of the True Cross of Christ).

Today, Parañaque is a blossoming city. The country’s international airport can be found here, the popular Baclaran Church as one of the most active parishes in Manila is also here and the Duty Free, where you can buy imported goods.

It is also one of the centers for trade and business in Metro Manila. Around Baclaran, where dry goods market are known was always visited by many people from all over the country. They believed that you could buy products at a very low price. You can also see small fishing villages called “fisherman’s wharf” alongside Barangay La Huerta where you can purchase fresh seafood. (It's where the famous DAMPA can be found)

There are many, many posh villages in the city and one of them is our very own TAHANAN VILLAGE (if you wish to look at the Map of Paranaque, we're very near BF Homes). Tahanan has been in existence for over 30 years and our house (that needs MAJOR repairs/renovation--I'm actually waiting for the land owner of the blank lot beside us, but she's nowhere to be found) was built around that time.

Tahanan (Tah-ha-nahn) literally means home in the vernacular. It's not a perfect village, it's a nice place to live in. The security is good, the children have places to stay, it's animal friendly, and though most residents are Roman Catholic, there's freedom of religion.

It's true that there are still a lot of gossiping here and there, but those things can be overlooked in times of need.

You can feel the love of each neighbors during wakes and funerals. During emergencies, almost everyone has a helping hand.

Of course, there are Grinches and Scrooges around, but you can count them with one hand.

We also have lots of fun activities like sportsfests, bazaars, concerts and so much more.

There are also a lot of popular people living here and they love it here because of the serenity.

What else? Oh, I must say that we're a CLEAN AND GREEN village.

(Yup, so environment friendly)